Retaining valve anchor



. July 30, 1929. L. c. KooPMANs RETAINING VALVE ANCHOR v I Filed Sept. 9, 1927 2 Sheets-Sht 1 July 30, 1929. L." c. KOOPMAN'S 1,722,755 RETAINING VALVE ANCHOR Filed Se t. 9, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v v "l ru fenfi" .15 (QM/[7W Patented July 3 6, i929;

LAMBERT G. KOOPMANS, (5F CHICAGO ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO E.

OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

time

ravson SMITH,

nnrainrne VALVE ANCHOR.

Application filed September My invention relates to means whereby the retaining valves of the air lines may be properly anchored or secured to the end walls of railroad cars, while at the same time permitting any necessary adjustment, as well as removal and replacement of the retaining valve or of the air line to be made from the car exterior. That is to say, my invention has for its object the provision of means whereby the retaining valve may be firmly secured to the wall of the car and permit attachment and detachment of the valve without entering the car and therefore without necessitating removal of the lading in the car.

The objects and advantages of my invention will be readily comprehended from the detailed description of the drawings, wherein i Figure 1 isa front elevation of my improved valveanchor with a retainingv valve secured thereto and to the end of an air pipe which is broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the anchoring means. I

Figure 4 is a side elevation of anchor and retaining valve, illustrating a modification of my invention.

Figure 5 is a perspectitve view of the modified form of anchoring means shown in Figure 4. t

Figure 6 is a front elevation of retaining valve shown secured to a modified form of anchoring means.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the anchoring means employed in Figures 6 an'd'7.

The invention, as exemplified in the first three figures, comprises a plate having a car wall engaging portion 10 and a valve attaching or holding portion 11, both of which preferably extend parallel with each other. These portions 10 and 11, especially whenthe anchoring means is intended to be employed on a car having an end wall "of boards arranged flush with'each other, are preferably arranged in different vertical planes so that the valve holding portion 11 may be in spaced relation with the adjacent portion of the car wall which is indicated by'the vertical line12. That is to say, the construction shown in these figures consists of a plate, preferably substantially rectan- 9, 1927. Serial No. 218,434.

The car wall engaging portion 10 at suitably spaced points is provided with bolt or rivet holes 14, 14 to receive the bolts or rivets whereby the anchor is attached to the car wall, namely adjacent to the topand at the upper end of the air pipe 15 to which the air retaining valve 16 is secured.

The retaining valve 16, which is of a well knownconstruction, is usually provided with laterally disposed lobes or ears 17 17 which are apertured to receive the securing rivets or bolts. \Vith my improved anchor, the valve holding bolts are n'ot'secured to the car wall; but these bolts, shown at 18, 18, pass through the apertures in the lobes 17, 17 and through an apertur ed longitudinal bar 19, disposed horizontally rearward of the attaching portion 11 ofv the anchor.

The attaching portion 11 of the anchor is of transverse width somewhat less than the distance between the holes in the oppositely disposed lobes or ears 17,17, as shown in Figure 1; and the bar19 is of length suflicient to permit the apertures in its ends to register with the respective holes in the lobes or-ears. 'The'bending or off-setting of anchor portion 11 is sufficient to permit a plate of ample strengthand thickness to be easily inserted between the car'wall (indicated at 12). and the anchor, plate 11.

The anchor portion 11 need merely be of a wi th sufficient to provide ample strength and a proper bearing surface for plate 19 whereby sidewise tilting of the retaining valve is prevented. That is to say, the width of portion 11 may be such that sidewise adjustment of the retainingvalve relative to the anchor may be made before either bolt 18 engages with the side of anchor portion 11. P

After the bolts. 18, 18 have been inserted in the registering holes in plate 19 and the valve lobes 17, 1 7,the threaded ends of the bolts are provided with nuts as shown at 20, whereby the plate 19 and'lobes 17, 17 are drawn toward each other and therefore into. firm clamping relation with the attaching portion 11 of the anchor.

As the portion 11 is of substantial length, I

it is .clearly apparent that vertical adjustment of the valve 16 relative to the anchor may be easily made; and that the comparatively large contacting surface between the portion 11 and bar or plate 19 will prevent relative movement between the elements whenthe nuts 20 on bolts 18 have been firmly screwed into place.

The construction of anchor shown in'Fis ure 3 is preferably employed with the attaching portion 11 disposed upwardly from the car attaching portion 10. If for any reason becomes necessary to reverse the position oftl e anchor, the clamping means shown will firmly hold the valve in place. However, where the anchor is to be attached in thisinverted or reverse manner, I prefer to employ the structure disclosed in Figures 4 and 5, where the anchor is substantially similar to the previously described construction and consists of the car attaching end or aortion 21 havin rivet or bolt receivin 7 t) t;

apertures 22, 22,, and the valve attaching portion 23; theportions 21 and 23, like portions 10, 11, being oil-set from each other in order to provide a pocket or spacing intermediate of portion 23 and'the adjacent car wall, which is indicated at 12. Where the anchor is to be "disposed as shown in Figure 4-, I prefer to have the lower endof portion 23 provided with a rearwardly disposed lip or flange 24, preferably of transverse width substantially equal 'to'the width of the oil'- set 13, in order to permit the lip or flange '24 to abut againstthe wall of the car. It

is apparent that with this construct-ion, the valve clamping or, holding means in the event it should become loosened cannot slip off the anchor portion 23; the bent or off-set 13 and the lip or flange 24: providing a pocket closed at its'upper and lower "ends.

Instead of employing the plate 19 shown in Figure 2 for securing the retaining valve in place, a U-bolt 25 maybe employed, oi

length'sufticient to straddle the anchor portion 23 and to permit its threaded ends to pass through the apertures in the valve lobes 17, 17. The endsof the U-bolt are each threaded to a sufficient length to receive a nut-26 and permit the latter to bescre'wed thereon sufficiently to cause the U-bolt to come into snug relation with anchor 23 as shown in Figure 4c.

In Figures 6 to 8, I illustrate another modification of 111 improved anchoring means, consisting of a fiat plate 27 of soilicient thickness to provide the necessary strength and shown preferajbl rectangular.

The plate on one of its fl atfaces and preferably adjacent to one end is enlarged or increased in thickness which, for the sake of lightness and to save m'aterial,is preferably in the nature of the bosses 28, 28, shown reenforced by the connecting rib 29. Thepl-ate and bosses are provided with apertures 30,130118Q91X'8 the rivets or bolts whereby the plate is secured to the car wall; the enlargement or bossesb'eing disposed toward the car wall as shown in Figure 7 to portion plate and car wall is 'suflicientto receive either .a plate lilze plate 19 in Figure 2 or a U-bolt 25; the ends of the U-bolt, like in Figure 4, passing through the apertured lobes or cars l7, 17 of the retaining valve 16. It'wi'il be understood that the width of the plate 2'? is less than the dist-ancebetween the ape'rtures'in the oppositely disposed lobes 17, 17 of the valve 16, so as 'to permit the holes in clampingplate 19 or the ends offU-bolt 25, to register with the holes in the ears 17, 17.

t is apparent, structions shown adjustments of the valve relative to the car wall, either vertically or laterally, may be readily made to compensate for any variations that may occur or be found necessary in making replacements, by simply loosening the nuts 20 or nuts 26 without necessitatingremoval or" the rivets or bolts w'liereby the anchoring means are attached to the car wall; unscrewing nuts 20 or 26 will permit the plate19 or the U- bolt to slide on theanchor.

The various embodiments of the invention shown are believed to be the'simplestl and disposed transversely of the rear face of said spaced end in adjustable relation therewith and elements for fastening the retaining valves to said member and to' induce a clamping relation between said member said last mentioned spaced end.

2. A retaining valve anchor comprising a plate, aportion whereof extends intoa plane be 0nd that of the'other oor'tion' for en a e y i o b ment witha car wall while the other portion is of less width and is held. in spaced relation with the car w'all,'said lastportion ad- :j acent its free end being disposed rearwardly,

and means secured atthe ends to the opposite sides of the valve and arranged in straddling relation with said second mentioned portion above said rearwardly disposed end,

whereby the valve is adjustably secured to, the anchor. K

I 3; A retainin'gvalv'e anchor comprisinga' plate apertured at on'e end to permit attachment to a. car wall, said endhaving a vertical face disposed into a plane beyond the vertical sov that with all of the 'conthe rear face and about the sides of saidnon-apertured portion, whereby the retaining valve is adjustably clamped to the anchor.

4. A retaining valve anchor comprising an elongated member one end whereof is apertured and constitutes the car wall engaging end while the other non-apertured end constitutes the valve holding end, the rear face of the first mentioned end being arranged in a vertical plane-removed from the rear face of the other end of the plate and a clamping member I disposed transversely about said non-apertured end and operatively' connected with the retaining valve,

whereby the latter is adjustably clamped inplace.

' 5. A retaining valve anchor comprising an elongated member, a car wall engaging portion arranged at one end of the member whereby the latter is spaced from the car wall, and retaining valve holding means disposed transversely about the rear face of said member whereby the valve is clamped tothe said member. 7

6. A retaining valve anchor comprising a plate provided with a rearwardly projecting enlargement at one end for spacing the plate from the car Wall, said end being apertured to receive means for attaching the plate to the car wall, and retaining valve holding means adapted to extend about the rear face and sides of the plate for adjustably clamping the valve to said plate.

LAMBERT O. KOOPMANS. 

